Jellison & Nathanson, LLP is a small law firm specializing in criminal defense, the defense of students charged with misconduct in the college and university setting (sometimes known as Title IX cases), and minimizing the collateral effects of criminal convictions. We provide our clients with the highest level of representation by combining the specialized knowledge and individual treatment of a boutique criminal defense firm with the experience and accomplishment of a national firm. As leaders among the criminal defense bar, we regularly work with some of the largest firms in the nation to advance the interests of our clients while also moving the law forward.

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Attorney Nathanson receives appellate advocacy award

On March 25, 2026, Attorney Nathanson was awarded the Brownlow Speer Award for appellate advocacy by the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. The award is named for Brownlow Speer who long headed the Committee for Public Counsel Services appeals unit and was widely acknowledged as the most brilliant appellate advocate in Massachusetts history. The award was particularly meaningful for Attorney Nathanson, who learned much from “Browny” Speer during his time at CPCS.

Attorney Jellison was recently named as one of the 40 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40 by the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. This recognition is given to attorneys “under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality.” Attorney Jellison was the author of the arguments that established sexual orientation as a protected class under the Massachusetts constitution and banned discriminatory peremptory strikes on the basis of sexual orientation. Beyond the courtroom, Attorney Jellison is Co-Chair of the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association, is its liaison to the Superior Court, and was the co-chair of its Committee for Transgender Inclusion from 2014-2020. She is also a member of the SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Wellbeing's Subcommittee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Small and Medium Size Firms.

We could not be prouder to have her co-lead our firm.